This was really a sap blow, and Zongze felt a chill in his heart.
The situation was originally very good, and it was entirely possible to capture Yunzhou City, but Wanyan Zonghan's attack on Hunyuan County at this time was simply too demoralizing.
In fact, this is not a coincidence. Originally, Wanyan Zonghan's attack on Yuzhou was to attack Hunyuan County. If it were not for the mines, he would have arrived long ago. He went out just to destroy the enemy and cut off the Song army's logistics.
The most frightening thing about the cavalry is not offensive battles or field battles, but the pressure on logistics. After all, they have good mobility and short-distance detours are the specialty of the cavalry. When fighting against a force dominated by cavalry, the pressure on logistics is the greatest.
Yes, so don't look at Zhao Kai asking Li Qi to be the logistics officer. The burden of this position is no lighter than that of the generalissimo.
"Hunyuan County must not fall into the hands of the Jin army. We must divide our forces to rescue it."
Zongze was silent for a long time before saying this.
Their supplies are all in Hunyuan County, because Youyu has not conquered it yet, and there are Jin soldiers wandering south of the Datong Basin. It is a bit dangerous to go to Huairen County, but the distance to Huanyuan County is about the same, and the rivers are well developed.
, so Li Qi arranged supplies from Shuozhou to Yingzhou to Hunyuan, and then to the foot of Yunzhou City.
Once Hunyuan was occupied by the Jin army, half of his tens of thousands of troops would be dead, and Wanyan Zonghan could cross Hunyuan and outflank them from behind.
Zhao Kai said: "If we divide our troops, our attack on the city will be delayed."
Zongze said: "Your Majesty, if we don't divide our troops, our supplies will be gone once Hunyuan County is lost, and a batch of artillery will arrive at Hunyuan soon."
When Zhao Kai heard this, he sighed in various ways and couldn't help but said angrily: "If Yue Fei's 20,000 Western troops were here, how could we fight so hard?"
This is indeed true. Yue Fei's disappearance did have a great impact on Zongze's entire deployment. He completely lost his mobility. Yue Fei originally arranged to prevent the enemy from making detours and fight the enemy in the wild. Now Yue Fei
Disappeared. This directly led to Wanyan Zonghan's army marching across Yanyun, and the Song army had nothing to do with him because it was really impossible to catch up.
Zongze remained silent. In fact, he also blamed Yue Fei.
Li Qidao: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I know very well who Yue Fei is. I believe Yue Fei will definitely give us a reasonable explanation and give us a very big surprise."
"Now I don't see any surprises. I have a lot of regrets." Zhao Kai snorted angrily and didn't bother to say anything more. He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, forget it, who will be sent to rescue now?"
Zongze said: "I will go in person."
Zhao Kai said: "What can we do? If you go, who will command the siege? Besides, Liu Qi and Yang Zaixing are still fighting outside, so I might as well go in person."
"No, no."
Zongze hurriedly tried to dissuade him. The other party was Wanyan Zonghan. If something happened to you, we would have suffered a disastrous defeat even if we captured Yunzhou City. But we couldn’t say this, "Your Majesty, the soldiers are so brave now because you are here."
When attacking a city, if you leave, the soldiers will be discouraged, so you must encourage them here."
"Then who should we send?"
As soon as these words came out, the two of them looked at the same person at the same time.
This person is naturally Li Qi.
The logistics officer we agreed on, in the end, I have to go to the front line. md, there are so many talents. It’s so miserable that even a logistics officer like me has to go into battle to kill the enemy. But Li Qi also knows that he is the only one who can spare his time at the moment.
He nodded and said: "If the emperor can trust Wei Chen, then let Wei Chen go."
Zhao Kai hurriedly said: "If I can't even trust you, then who can I trust? I heard that since Wanyan Zonghan started fighting with Wanyan Agu, his only defeat was at your hands."
Li Qi was a little panicked when he said this. This emperor even flattered me. Why did I feel like I was going to die? His tone became a little tactful and he said: "Then I don't know how many people the prefect of Zong will give me?
"
Zongze thought for a moment and said, "There are already five thousand soldiers stationed in Hunyuan County. How about I give you another five thousand?"
"Five thousand?"
Li Qi opened his eyes and said: "But Wanyan Zonghan has more than 10,000 troops, this---"
Zongze thought about it again, and suddenly felt a drum in his heart. Whether letting Li Qi really stop Wanyan Zonghan was not a trivial matter. It was related to the issue of feeding tens of thousands of people. He said, "How about giving you seven thousand?"
Li Qi looked at Zongze and was very embarrassed. Knowing that he had already sent out 20,000 troops and that 20,000 more troops were missing, Zongze really couldn't allocate too many troops.
Thousands have a use. He said: "Then let's go with five thousand."
Zongze said: "As long as you hold on and don't get out, Wanyan Zonghan's army will win quickly, but it's not enough to attack the enemy."
"Yes, I remember."
Li Qi suddenly said: "But your Majesty, Zong Zongzhifu, please don't tell anyone. You asked me to guard Hunyuan County."
Zhao Kai asked curiously: "Why?"
Li Qidao: "Wanyan Zonghan and I are old rivals. He knows me too well. If he knows that I am guarding Hunyuan County, he will definitely be wary of me and will attack Hunyuan County fiercely. I have heard from many people
I said that Wanyan Zonghan will peel off my skin and drink my blood to relieve his hatred." After saying that, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you also know that I don't know how to fight, but I have some shady skills.
, if the other party is on guard at all times, then my advantage cannot be used. If this is the case, it is better to send someone else. I should send another person in front of me in name, so that I can confuse Wanyan Zonghan."
Of course Zhao Kai knew Li Qi and thought it made sense, so he asked: "Then who should be sent?"
"it's him!"
Li Qi pointed at someone and said, "Don't look, it's you, my beloved Grand Bachelor Situ."
"How can I do this?"
A panicked voice was heard.
The speaker was a man in his forties, but he looked like he was in his fifties. He was thin in stature, had bulging cheekbones, and had a long beard, which was obviously trimmed and could still be taken care of in such an environment.
With his long beard, generally only civil servants can do such a thing.
This person is a Hanlin scholar next to Zhao Kai, named Situ Ye. He is specially responsible for handling some memorials from Bianliang for the emperor. The fact that the emperor personally led the expedition does not mean that he is focused on the war and ignores political affairs. He should still be distracted.
Deal with some things that Qin Hui and the others can't handle.
Zhao Kai was also puzzled and said: "How can Situ Aiqing, a civil servant, lead troops to fight?"
Li Qi said quickly: "Could it be that the emperor looks down on civil servants?"
This guy is so abominable. Zhao Kai hurriedly said: "I didn't say that. But I'm not in my position, and I don't seek to govern."
Situ Ye kept saying: "Your Majesty is wise. Your Majesty is wise."
Your Majesty is indeed wise. You are so wise that you have decided to go on this trip. It makes no sense to let me die alone. You have to find someone to support me! Li Qidao: "Your Majesty, Wanyan Zonghan is very powerful. If we fight with him,
, then there is a 10% chance that we will lose. We can only win by using civil servants to overcome military forces. Besides, before the Song Dynasty, didn’t we all have civil servants as commanders?”
Situ Ye had the intention to kill Li Qi, and looked at Zhao Kai with tears of loyalty, I am the person around you, you can't let me die.
But Zhao Kai cares about you so much, victory is the most important. So many people have lost their lives, I will still care about your small life, I thought. Anyway, whoever is sent is just for show, and the battle is still
You, the Privy Councilor, have come to fight. So he said, "Since the Privy Councilor has named you to lead the army, why don't you, my beloved, make a trip with the Privy Councilor?"
Situ Ye suddenly turned pale, and was pulled out by Li Qi with a playful smile. During this process, he felt as if he was rushing to the execution ground.
Not long after Li Qi left, Zongze felt a little uneasy and said: "Your Majesty, can the Privy Council really do this? Do you want to send more people?"
Zhao Kai said happily: "If he can't do it, then it's my destiny."
This is a bit heartless, but the fact is that during the Kaifeng defense battle, he handed over his life to Li Qi, and Li Qi made the final decision on all major military matters. He dared to do this under those circumstances.
Do it, let alone now. But Zongze has never experienced it, so he doesn’t know the reason.
This Situ Ye cursed and led 5,000 soldiers back to Hunyuan County to aid Hunyuan County. This was really a rush.
At such a critical moment, the Song army suddenly withdrew its troops and left. After the Jin army learned about it, they knew that most of their commanders were back, and their morale suddenly increased sharply. This also increased the pressure on Zongze.
, he also paid careful attention to Hunyuan County.
As soon as Situ Ye came to Hunyuan County, he couldn't find Li Qi's people. The mansion was almost dug through, so he couldn't see Li Qi's people. It felt like he couldn't find Li Qi's people after being exposed early in the morning.
He's gone. Isn't this guy running away?
Fear filled Situ Ye's heart, but he is the commander-in-chief in name, and the soldiers below are looking for him. What should we do?
Situ Ye simply took out a formation diagram and handed it to the soldiers below, so you can follow the instructions above and throw the information to Wang Yan, the guard here.
When Wang Yan saw this, he said, oh my god, who sent this straw bag? This formation map is for fighting the enemy on the plains. We can't leave the city wall and the fortress undefended, and run to the plain to fight with the enemy.
Let's fight with the cavalry.
So far, no one knows that Li Qi has come to Hunyuan County.
Situ Ye didn't understand anything, so he said this was what the emperor had told him, so you just have to do it.
The emperor told Wang Yan that it was hard to say anything, but he was complaining in his heart. Hunyuan County is mostly mountainous, and there is only a small plain area, on the edge of the Hun River, far away from the city of Hunyuan County, but far away.
Wanyan Zonghan is quite close.
If you want to set up this formation, you must go there to set up the formation.
Just when Wang Yan was complaining endlessly, Li Qi, who had been missing for a day, suddenly appeared in the school grounds, summoned these 10,000 soldiers, and sealed off the school grounds.
When Situ Ye saw Li Qi, he cried with joy. You finally didn't abandon me.
Li Qi came to the stage, glanced around, and said with a smile: "Brothers sitting here, some of them came here with me, they should know who I am, and others should also have heard of me.
Marshal Ma's reputation, I tell you the truth, is not something I, Li Qi, can brag about. Since I commanded the troops in the Kaifeng Defense War, I have fought in the north and south, recovered Yanshan Prefecture, and conquered Jiaozhi without any defeat, no matter whether it was the second prince of the Jin Kingdom.
, or Wanyan Zonghan, I accepted the defeat.
Many people don’t understand. I’m just a cook, I’ve never read the art of war, and I’ve never led soldiers to fight, so why am I so powerful? They say I’m simply a god.”
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers burst into laughter and couldn't praise themselves so highly.
The atmosphere also became very relaxed.
"Don't laugh, look around. Is there anyone in the Song Dynasty who has a higher winning rate than me?"
Li Qi waved his hand and said: "But this really makes people curious, why am I so powerful? Is there any magic weapon? Let me tell you, there really is."
Hearing this, all the soldiers held their breath and concentrated. If I could learn even a few moves from the Privy Envoy, wouldn't I be able to fight against all the invincible opponents in the world?
"My magic weapon is good luck."
Li Qidao: "Don't underestimate this fortune. At the beginning, the Supreme Emperor said that I was a blessed general of the Great Song Dynasty, sent by God to help the Great Song Dynasty. You should have heard of the title of the Supreme Emperor. The Taojun Emperor, the leader, must have some abilities.
But at that time, I didn’t believe it myself. Could the Supreme Emperor really read fortunes? But the fact is that it is like this. I can’t fight, but I can’t fight no matter how hard I fight. When I fought in Jiaozhi, I entered Shenglong Mansion with my eyes closed. The facts are clear.
In front of me, I can't help but not believe it. Why are those generals willing to follow me to fight? There is no other reason than to follow me to achieve military exploits, because they always win the battle. So you see Niu Gao, Yue Fei, Wu Jie and others,
My abilities are average, but now I have become the commander-in-chief of the three yamen, and this is actually all due to me."
Situ Ye, Wang Yan and others on the side all had their heads lowered and their shoulders were trembling. This bullshit was getting louder and louder.
But the soldiers who gave the order were amazed when they heard it, but when they recalled Li Qi's deeds, they realized that it was really like this, and they really believed Li Qi's lies.
Suddenly, a soldier plucked up the courage and said, "Privy Councilor, if that's the case, why haven't we captured Yunzhou yet?"
Who is this guy? I will kill him later. How dare you dismantle my wife? The embarrassment passed in a flash. Li Qi coughed lightly and said: "This battle is not over yet. Why are you anxious? But victory is certain."
It belongs to us, starting from this battle, I will let you see my magic weapon for victory. You just need to listen to my arrangements and don't think about anything. Even the mother of the golden army I killed in my custody did not know me. This is your chance.
, I tell you, you will be promoted and prosperous, Yue Fei, Niu Gao's today is your tomorrow, fight hard, don't be afraid, I am here, I will protect you, Wanyan Zonghan's head has been recorded in our
It’s in the merit book, it depends on which one of you is lucky enough to pick up Wanyan Zonghan’s head.”
Li Qi's ability to deceive has long been improved to the point of being a group deceiver. A group of soldiers were obsessed with his deception, as if victory was already in their pockets. All morale and military morale were ignored. Brother, now is not
I'm going to fight, and I'm going to lead the attack. The next palace commander is mine.
This is no longer a determination to win, but a mentality of already winning, with a smile on my face.
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